Let me just start off by saying I hate cooking. I mean I really do not know anyone who loves it unless they are passionate enough to do it for a living. Actually I am not sure if it the cooking I dread or the cleanup afterwards. The dishes, the pots, pans, etc. Before I started my weight loss journey, I never cooked….let alone cooked healthy. Obviously, I knew how to cook, but I just didn’t. Think about it, why cook, when I could quickly hit up a drive-thru? Why cook a meal when I could place an order over the phone and pick it up or have it delivered. I truly do feel that convenience plays a major rule in the obesity epidemic that is plaguing the Country. That however it a subject that is meant for a whole other blog post. When did I start meal prepping? Hmmmm almost immediately after I started my weight loss journey. I realized that if I did not plan ahead and have my lunch at work already ready to eat, then I would go to the food court and eat crap. Or even if I opted for what I thought would be a healthy option, might in fact have tons of hidden calories. Maybe in seasoning packed with sodium, maybe in processed additives…who knows. But I didn’t cook it so how could I be one hundred percent sure it was going be healthy enough to keep me on track? Prepping my meals for the week became a must. I set goals for myself and I realized if I truly wanted to reach them, I needed to be strict and goal regimented. I need to set time every Sunday to make it happen. When you want something and enough, you sacrifice. Now…how about those who just do not cook? What about those people who really cannot make time? What if you just want a variety of different lunches or dinners, or even breakfasts for the week but cannot take the time to cook so many different meals just for one person? Or better yet… Check out this scenario….Say you are on your weight loss journey, and you undergo a physical setback or surgery where you cannot workout and you still need to stick to your healthy eating regiment but you can’t physically cook your own meals? WELL, I will raise my hand to that scenario. Actually I will raise both hands. Before my skin removal surgery, I reached out to the owner of Edibolic Kitchen. Edibolic Kitchen is a meal prep company based out of CT. Not just offering meal preps but even catering. They offer so many options on their website. (link at the end of the post). You can either design your own meals daily for the week where you choose your protein (beef, ground turkey, fish, chicken, etc), and even the ounce of protein as well as your carb choice and the amount of need and the best part is even getting to choose the veggie and measurement you want as well. You can literally at according to your goals. It is that simple. There are also weekly specials. Yes, those are a tad bit more expensive but it is a good amount of food. I have even found myself being able to spread the specials to two different meals because it is a larger portion than I would normally eat. Oh and let me just tell you guts about the cinnamon protein pancaked with Turkey bacon. Holy guacamole…I could never get tired of them. Even if you wanted to try to make them yourself, it will never come out as good as how Edibolic makes them. Here is the best part…the food is not frozen. It is not like other companies, and no other meal prep service could compare. They even deliver. Uhm yes, they deliver. Like right to your door, in a cooler bag with icepacks incase you are not home. There is a $10 charge for all delivery. But in the scheme of things…let’s be serious. The amount of stress and time you spare yourself from not worrying about prepping, it I truly worth it. If you do not want to pay to have it delivered, there are multiple pick up locations across the state and I am sure there Is one near you. There are two days for pick up or delivery which are Monday and Wednesday. All of the cut off times are on the site. You even get text and email reminders. Now after my surgery, I had two meals a day form Edibolic. The owner made sure I did not have to worry about placing the orders after surgery, he had it already set to be at my door. Guys, you have no idea how helpful this was. Not just the fact that I had meals to eat after surgery because I could not physically cook, and did not want to put that stress on those already taking care of me…but I now had healthy meals. I was eating according to my goals. I knew I would not be in the gym for 2 months and I still needed to maintain and even lose. It was a lifesaver. I cannot put into words how helpful it was. If you are in the CT area, I highly…and I mean highly try it out. Even if you just do it for a week. Most people do not know what to eat when meal prepping or where to start. Let the meals from Edibolic set the stage and you can then try on your own. If you have a hectic schedule and want to make sure you are staying on track, then this is for you. If you are tired of making two different meals for dinner…one for you and one for your family, then this is for you. If you are undergoing surgery, or have a physical setback and want to stay on track, this is for you. There are those reasons and so many more. I have had an amazing experience an truly appreciate the service I got from Edibolic. Not just the convenience but the fact that it is FRESH food that shows up at my door…it is a win-win. Once again this is a service based out of CT and is currently only offered to those living in CT. If you are interested in trying them, order online and enter annamarie20 at checkout. This isn’t at all an AD or a paid promo from Edibolic. This is a genuine Thank you to Josh and the staff at Edibolic for playing a huge role in the recovery of my surgery. I lost almost 10 pounds after my surgery, (not including the skin taken off) and I highly recommend this company to anyone looking for a meal prep service